Moving, funny, exciting and beautifully sung/acted/played production of this very demanding score. The direction and choreography were perfect for this intimate space. Highly recommended!...
full review
Jason Robert Brown is no easy task and these four actors are stunning in each song, from start to finish. Chris Maikish's insightful direction is moving and sharp and deeply human. It would be hard to ask for a better musical experience at The Fringe. Run don't walk to see this while you can....
full review
Blown away. Rare to see such great (and difficult) material performed so beautifully. Everyone involved with this production should be super proud. Go!...
full review
Blown away. Rare to see such great (and difficult) material performed so beautifully. Everyone involved with this production should be super proud. Go!...
full review
All the vocals were top notch, the music was mesmerizingly beautiful, the lighting did a artistic job of setting the mood, and it didn't hurt that everyone from the actors to the musicians were really good looking. I would pay to see this show twice!...
full review
Rare is the Hollywood Fringe Festival entry that combines proven material, a brilliant cast, and superb direction to make for a production that rivals the best of what L.A. 99-seat theater has to offer.
A Cuppa Tea Theatre Company’s blackbox production of Songs For A New World, Jason Robert Brown’s glorious 1995 song cycle, is such a rarity.
Each of the archetypes brought to life by Cuppa Tea’s supremely talented cast is facing the new world that unexpected life changes can generate, whether it’s Keith Montanez’s sailor on a journey to find a “promised land” in “On The Deck Of A Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492” or Sherry Mandujano’s angry wife taunting her philandering husband by threatening to take “Just One Step” off the ledge of their fi...
full review